The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Erich Schneider was captured by Allied troops in 1945 and was held until 1947. He held an engineer"s degree, called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Diplomatic-Ing) in German.
Iron Cross (1914) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (22 September 1915) 1st Class (26 October 1916) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 June 1941) 1st Class (16 July 1941) Infantry Assault Badge Eastern Front Medal Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 5 May 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 4. Panzer-Division 768th Oak Leaves on 6 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 14. Infanterie-Division.
